A rash of safety concerns at carriers like Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, compounded by manufacturing problems at Boeing, have left travelers fearful.
The firm had to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet after a mid-air blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday ordered a ground stop on
Alaska said it had experienced an issue "while performing an upgrade to the
United Airlines has blamed Boeing for a $200m (£161m) hit to its earnings in the first three months of this year. The carrier was forced to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet for three weeks after a mid-air cabin blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight in January. United said that pushed it to a […]
Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights Wednesday due to a technical issue.
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights Wednesday due to a technical issue. The Seattle-based
SEATTLE >> Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights today due to a technical issue.
The Seattle-area company told HuffPost that a software upgrade was to blame.
An issue with the system that calculates weight and balance of Alaska Airlines planes, causing all of its flights to be halted on Wednesday morning, has been resolved and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) canceled a ground stop. The ground stop, which halted all Alaska Airlines departures as well as for Horizon Air, a regional carrier owned by Alaska Air Group, was instituted at approximately 7:50 am PT (1450 GMT), the airline said. "This morning we experienced an issue while...
The Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) on Wednesday lifted a temporary nationwide ground stop advisory for all Alaska Airlines flights. The FAA said in a statement that "operations are normal" after Alaska Airlines asked the agency to pause departures nationwide as it worked to resolve an issue with its weight and balance system "as quickly as possible." Alaska said it's already begun releasing flights and that "residual delays" are expected throughout Wednesday. The ground stop was issued...
American is the latest carrier to tweak its growth plan, citing late-arriving planes from Boeing.